Israel is now ‘a step away from international ostracism,’ says former president following attack on WCK
On Tuesday, former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin told IDF Radio that Israel is now “a step away from international ostracism,” according to Haaretz. “We are losing the tremendous morality that all Israeli governments for generations have enjoyed, by the conduct and behavior of the IDF and by the behavior of the State of Israel in everything related to the wars we have waged for 76 years,” Rivlin said.
According to the World Central Kitchen, its staff were traveling in a demilitarized zone in three vehicles—two of which were armored cars. The organization said it had coordinated its movements with the IDF, and the team were on the move after they had “unloaded more than 100 tons of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime route.”
All three of the vehicles were hit in the attack, according to the BBC. A Palestinian medical source said the staff were wearing bulletproof vests emblazoned with the WCK logo, and the charity itself said the vehicles were also branded with the logo.
“I am heartbroken and appalled that we—World Central Kitchen and the world—lost beautiful lives today because of a targeted attack by the IDF,” WCK CEO Erin Gore said. “The love they had for feeding people, the determination they embodied to show that humanity rises above all, and the impact they made in countless lives will forever be remembered and cherished.” [Continue reading…]
Celebrity chef José Andrés has released a statement demanding the Israeli government put an end to what he described as “indiscriminate killing” in Gaza after the death of four humanitarian workers at his non-profit, World Central Kitchen.
In a post to X, Andrés said he was “heartbroken and grieving” to learn about the tragic loss of several colleagues, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday while working to deliver food in the enclave, according to the aid organization.
“These are people…angels…I served alongside in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia. They are not faceless…they are not nameless,” Andrés said in his post. “The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing.” [Continue reading…]